India's First Lady Suvra Mukherjee passes away

India’s First Lady Suvra Mukherjee, wife of President Pranab Mukherjee passed away in New Delhi. She was 74. On 7th August 2015, she had suffered a cardiac arrest and was admitted to Research and Referral Army Hospital. About Suvra Mukherjee ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015

The founder of Hero Cycle Om Prakash Munjal passes away

The founder of Hero Cycle and a leading industrialist Om Prakash Munjal breathed his last in the DMC Hero Heart Centre, Ludhiana on 13 August. He was 87. On Prakash was born on 26 August 1928 in Kamalia, Punjab (then British ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015

Veteran Marathi stage actor Bhalchandra Pendharkar passes away

Veteran Marathi stage actor, drama producer and singer Bhalchandra Pendharkar passed away in Mumbai after a brief illness. He was 94. Pendharkar was born on 25 November 1921 in Hyderabad, Telangana (then Andhra Pradesh). He was affectionately known as Anna ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015

Poet, freedom fighter Kayyara Kinhanna Rai passes away

Eminent Kannada poet and freedom fighter Kayyara Kinhanna Rai passed away at Badiyadkka in Kasaragod district of Kerala. He was 101. He was an author, poet, journalist and Indian independence activist. About Kayyar Kinhanna Rai He was born on 8 ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015

Colonel Harwant Singh (Retd), World War-II hero passes away

Retired Colonel Harwant Singh, a World War-II veteran and hero passed away in Patiala, Punjab. He was 95. He was commissioned in 2nd battalion of the Sikh Regiment of then British Army in September 1941. During the World War (WW)-II ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015

Former MP Minister Jagannath Singh passes away

Former Madhya Pradesh minister and senior Bhartiya Janta Party leader Jagannath Singh passed away in Bhopal after prolonged illness. He was 69. He had had served as state labour minister from 2008 to 2013 in the BJP government led by ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015

US country singer Lynn Anderson passes away

United States country singer Lynn Anderson passed away after she suffered a heart attack in Nashville, US. She was 67. She was best known for her 1971 worldwide hit I Never Promised You a from Rose Garden. Lynn Anderson was ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015

Dr Suniti Solomon, pioneer of HIV/AIDS research and treatment in India passes away

Dr Suniti Solomon, pioneer of Human immunodeficiency virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) research and treatment in India passed away in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Her team was the first to document evidence of HIV/AIDS infection in India in 1986 ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2015